Queen A NIGHT AT THE OPERA UK LP 1st Press -2/-3 1-2 PLAYS NEAR MINT AUDIO HEAR

	£		65
	$		86

GG-SUPERSOUNDS HAVE A SECOND RECORD COLLECTION FOR SALE
EVERY DAY AT 6PM WE WILL BE LISTING 2-3 OF THEM
THIS COLLECTION CONSIST OF VINTAGE AND RARE COLLECTABLE LP'S AND SINGLES
UNLIKE THE MAJORITY OF OUR LISTINGS, THESE WILL INCLUDE (WHERE PRACTICAL) THE COMPLETE RECORDING OF THE RECORD, SO THAT YOU ARE ABLE TO HEAR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE BIDDING ON Powered by eCommercePlayer.com Powered by eCommercePlayer.com

QUEEN - A NIGHT AT THE OPERA

IN MAGNIFICENT 1 PLAY CONDITION

NEAR MINT AUDIO

VERY CLEAN NEAR MINT MINUS SLEEVE

SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS CLASSIC ALBUM

• CATALOGUE:EMI EMtC 103
• MATRIX: YAX 5063-2 / 5064-3 (ONLY -2 LOWER)
• MOTHERS/STAMPERS:3 GLP /1 RAG
• BLAIRS ETCHED INTO DEAD WAX SIDE  2 

AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINYL THAT HAS AT THE MOST BEEN PLAYED JUST THE ONE TIME,

THE SLEEVE IS JUST IMMACULATE. COLLECTORS WILL KNOW HOW DIFFICULT THIS IS TO GET IN THIS SORT OF CONDITION. BUT HERE WE HAVE A SLEEVE THAT HAS REMAINED INSIDE A PLASTIC OUTER SLEEVE FROM NEW. IT IS AS GOOD AS YOU ARE EVER LIKELY TO FIND

THE RECORDS

THE LABELS

THE WHITE BASE COLOUR ON THESE DELICATE LABELS ARE STILL PURE WHITE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS OF MARKS OR STAINS ETC. THE COLOUR FULLY STRECTHES UNBLEMISHED INTO THE UNWORN SPINDLE HOLE. THE BLACK TYPEFACE IS ALSO PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE.

THERE IS JUST ONE REALLY TINY SPIDER LINE VERY CLOSE TO THE SPINDLE HOLE WHICH I ONLY SPOTTED WHEN PLACED UPTO A SPOTLIGHT. 

THE VINYL

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY MINT CONDITION VINYL, BUT WHAT ELSE WOULD YOU EXPECT FROM A VIRTUALLY UNPLAYED ALBUM?

THERE IS NOT ONE MARK ON IT ANYWHERE, AND EVEN UNDER INTENSE ILLUMINATION THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE. A PRISTINE EXAMPLE

THE CLARITY OF THIS FIRST PRESS IS JUST BRILLIANT. IT PLAYS TO ABSOLUTE PERFECTION ALL THE WAY THROUGH BOTH SIDES, AND THE FIRST THING THAT IS EVIDENT IS THAT THERE IS NOT ONE JOT OF DISTORTION WHATSOEVER AT ANY POINT, MEANING THAT THE ONE CAREFUL PLAY THE LP HAS RECEIVED WAS CONDUCTED ON A SYSTEM THAT HAD AN UNWORN AND CORRECTLY WEIGHTED STYLUS

THE STEREO REPRODUCTION OF THE 'BLAIR CUT' IS SUPERB, AND EVERY NOTE IS HEARD AS WAS ORIGINALLY INTENDED

THERE IS NO BACKGROUND CRACKLE WHATSOEVER, AND NO CLICKS, AND INCREDIBLY BEARING IN MIND HOW MANY QUIET PASSAGES THERE ARE ON THIS ALBUM, NO MORE THAN THE ODD SECOND OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC

NO EMBEDDED VINYL NOISE WHATSOEVER EITHER

I HEARD JUST 4-5 OF THE TINIEST STATIC TICS DURING THE ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGH AND TWO REALLY TINY ONES IN THE RUN IN TO SIDE ONE

I HAVE NO HESITATION WHATSOEVER IN GRADING THIS SUPERB ITEM NEAR MINT

PLEASE DON'T JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT THOUGH, TAKE A LISTEN AND JUDGE FOR YOURSELF

THE SLEEVE

VERY CLEAN EXAMPLE OF THIS GARROD AND LOFTHOUSE GATEFOLD SLEEVE

THE FRONT SURFACE IS TOTALLY FLAT AND HAS NO BENDS OR DINGS

USUALLY THIS SLEEVE IS FOUND WITH THE WHITE SURFACE 'LESS THAN WHITE'. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT AN UNPROTECTED SLEEVE WOULD NATURALLY PICK UP FINGER MARKS AND DIRT, AND OF COURSE WOULD SHOW ON THIS SLEEVE MORE THAN ANY OTHER. ADDED TO THE FACT THAT THE COVER IS UNLAMINATED AND YOU HAVE THE PERFECT SENARIO FOR A GRIMY WHITE SURFACE. 

THIS ONE ONLY SHOWS SOME HANDLING TO THE BORDERS WHERE THERE IS A LITTLE OFF COLOUR SHADOWING

THE NEXT THING TO MENTION IS THE FACT THAT THE SLEEVE HAS THE EMBOSSED LOGO ON THE FRONT COVER, ENSURING A FIRST PRESS SET

THERE IS JUST ONE TINY PRESSURE LINE BY THE SPINE

NONE ALONG THE TOP EDGE, NONE ON THE BOTTOM EDGE, AND NO THUMB LINES NEAR THE OPENING EDGE

THE COLOURS IN THE CENTRE EMBOSSED AREA ARE RICH AND VIBRANT AND UNRUBBED

THIS IS A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THIS FIRST ISSUE

THE TOP EDGES ARE TOTALLY UNRUBBED, WHILST THE BOTTOM EDGES HAVE A MINUSCULE SPECK OF RUB TO THE RIGHT CORNER TIPS AND A VERY TINY SCUFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE REAR SURFACE

THE SPINE IS JUST  TOTALLY FLAT AND THERE IS NO SQUASHING AT ALL, AND EVERY SINGLE LETTER OF THE TYPEFACE IS PRISTINE AND PERFECTLY LEGIBLE

THE REAR SURFACE IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE FRONT WITH A LITTLE DARK SHADOW OF RECORD SHAPE

OPENING THE GATEFOLD REVEALS A NEAR PRISTINE INNER SURFACE. JUST A VERYT LIGHT TRACE OF HANDLING

THE FIRST PRESS INNER SLEEVE IS MADE FROM A STRONG STIFF CARD AND NOT PAPER LIKE LATER PRESSES. THE CARD HAS A THUMB NOTCH ALONG THE TOP EDGE WHICH IS IMMACULATE AND UNDAMAGED. THE SLEEVE ITSELF IS FLAT AND UNCREASED, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY UNSPLIT.

IT IS ALSO WORTH MENTIONING THAT FIRST ISSUE INNER SLEEVES HAD THREE OF THE 4 CORNERS CUT ACROSS THE ANGLE. LATER ISSUES THAT WERE CARD HAS ROUNDED CORNERS

THIS SLEEVE IS VERY CLOSE TO NEAR MINT

THIS IS A FANTASTIC EXAMPLE OF THIS QUEEN ALBUM, AND WOULD GRACE ANY COLLECTION

International Bidders: we will ship to your country, however we will only send this via courier fully insured at your expense